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Global 3000

CLIMATE CHANGE SPECIAL

Melting glaciers, severe floods, long periods of drought are all caused by global warming. Solutions to this situation were discussed at the UN Climate Change summit in Copenhagen. And natually these issues will also be top of the agenda at Global 3000.

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The Last Drop: Australia Running Dry

Report: What Australia's government plans to help save the Murray-Darling Basin.  

Young Global Leaders: Fighting Climate Change

Report: Nancy Lublin from the US and Kate Hampton from Britain are actively engaged in the climate change issue. 

Questionnaire: Luis Costa from Portugal

Luis Costa works as a climate researcher at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany.  

Dwindling Splendor: Greenland's Melting Ice

Report: How the melting of the Greenland ice sheet could impact sea levels and temperatures in the next three centuries. 

No food, no offspring: Climate change has reached migratory birds in the North Sea

Report: Why migratory birds are particularly vulnerable to climate change effects. 

Heatwave in Tokyo – Why Cherry Blossoms are Blooming Earlier

Report: Roof gardens - oases at dizzying heights. 

Biogas for China’s Farmers – Pigs Improving the Climate

Report: In Guangxi province biogas tanks are being constructed to provide poor farming families with energy, while reducing methane emissions. 

Cereals or Biofuel?

Report: Can grains be used for food and for making fuel at the same time? 

A Water House in South Africa

Report: South Africa's first municipal water house has been opened 

Global Statistic: Virtual Water

Every piece of paper we write on, every steak we eat and even the clothes we wear also add to our daily water usage. 

Climate Refugees in the South Pacific – The President's Dilemma, Part 1

Report: Global warming is causing the Pacific atoll nation of Kiribati to sink. The government of Kiribati is looking at realistic options to save their communities 

Climate Refugees in the South Pacific - the President's Dilemma, Part 2

Report: Some 100,000 people still live on the 32 islands of Kiribati. The president faces a dilemma: Should he have his people evacuated? If so, where to?  

Turbines at Full Throttle - Why Wind Power in Scotland Works Especially Well

Report: Billions are being invested in an industry that promises lucrative returns. But not everyone is delighted.  

Light in the Darkness - How a Young Solar Technician Helps Ethiopian Villages

Report: Mena Mailemichael directs one of Ethiopia's five newly-established solar centers.  

Saving Energy at Home - Why a Passive House in Japan is Raising Eyebrows

Report: The first ultra-low-energy house has been built in Japan, and it shows cost-efficient and environmentally concious planning and building can save surprising amounts of energy.  

www.unfccc.int

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 

www.ipcc.ch

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 

www.wmo.int

Global Meteorological Organisation 

www.unep.org/

United Nations Environment Programme 

www.sealthedeal2009.org

UN Campaign on Climate Change 

www.treehugger.com

Treehugger: Climate Change Impact World Map 

www.pik-potsdam.de/

Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research 

www.wupperinst.org/en

Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy